Alternative Fuels for Transportation

 
 
 
 
This study examined the feasibility of the widespread use of alternative fuels for transportation purposes in the United States. The emphasis in this examination with respect to alternative transportation fuels was on methanol, alcoholgasoline mixtures, and liquid natural gas. Feasibility was assessed within the context of environmental concerns and associated government regulations that are driving technology to meet demands related to air pollution control that may be able to be met though the use of alternative fuels for transportation purposes.

A heavy dependence on foreign sources for transportation fuels continues to characterize an important component of the supply side of the American energy equation. Further, American reliance on foreign sources for transportation fuels is expected to continue to increase as long as crude oil remains the dominant source of transportation fuels in the United States. Additionally, environmental concerns are expected to be manifested in future demands for a curtailment of the use of crude oil based transportation fuels. The successful introduction of the use of alternative fuels for transportation purposes, however, is likely to be heavily dependent up consumer acceptance. Thus, such factors as the cost of use of an alternative fuel and the characteristics of such fuel with

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South Point Alternative Fuel Project is designed to compare the merits of each fuel over a 24month period (Hass, 1993, p. 50). The project involves a Federal Express Corporation vehicle fleet located in Southern California. A total of 22 vans constitute the experimental segment of the fleet, while 27 vans powered by gasoline comprise the control segment. Fuel costs per mile, emission levels, maintenance problems, and refitting costs are being assessed in the project. Although this current study focuses on methanol, alcoholgasoline mix, and liquid natural gas as fuel alternatives to gasoline, research is also progressing rapidly on solar powered electric vehicles using battery powered electricity produced through photovoltaic conversion (Watanabe, 1992, pp. 6061). Photovoltaic technology is the principal method through which solar radiation is transformed into electric power (Mersel, 1993, pp. 4651. Solar power is attracting attention as an inexhaustible source of clean energy (Umemura, 1992, pp. 3839). A major task involved in gaining acceptance for the development of solargenerated electrical power is the improvement of the economic efficiency of the process. Nevertheless, average insolation levels charact

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